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Question 1 of 155

1. Question

1 points

Sometimes computers and cash registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

Uniform Product Support

Uninterruptable Power Supply

United Parcel Service

Under Paneling Storage

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Question 2 of 155

2. Question

1 points

What does VVVF stand for?

Very Very Vicious Frequency

Variable Velocity Variable Fun

Variant Voltage Vile Frequency

Variable Voltage Variable Frequency

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Question 3 of 155

3. Question

1 points

Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?

Squirrel cage motor

Synchronous motor

Series motor

Permanent magnet motor

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Question 4 of 155

4. Question

1 points

What does the term PLC stand for?

Program List Control

Piezo Lamp Connector

Programmable Lift Computer

Programmable Logic Controller

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Question 5 of 155

5. Question

1 points

The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?

Pumping

Priming

Exciting

Raising

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Question 6 of 155

6. Question

1 points

What frequency range is the High Frequency band?

3 to 30 MHz

100 kHz

1 GHz

30 to 300 MHz

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Question 7 of 155

7. Question

1 points

What does AM mean?

Angelo marconi

Anno median

Amperes

Amplitude modulation

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Question 8 of 155

8. Question

1 points

What does EPROM stand for?

Every Person Requires One Mind

Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory

Electric Programmable Read Only Memory

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

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Question 9 of 155

9. Question

1 points

What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?

Time-lock safe

Burglar alarm

Automatic teller machine

Pay telephone

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Question 10 of 155

10. Question

1 points

What Henry Bessemer invented?

Steel Converter

Electroplating

Aluminum

Steel rolling mill

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Question 11 of 155

11. Question

1 points

What Benjamin Franklin invented?

Hygrometer

Barometer

Bifocal spectacles

Radio

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Question 12 of 155

12. Question

1 points

What George Pullman invented?

Airship

Air brakes

Box car (railway)

Sleeping (railway) car

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Question 13 of 155

13. Question

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Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?

Clarinet

Harmonium

Banjo

Oboe

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Question 14 of 155

14. Question

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What Elisha Otis invented?

Turbine

Elevator

Escalator

Jet engine

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Question 15 of 155

15. Question

1 points

What James Watt invented?

Steam boat

Rotary steam engine

Diving bell

Hot air balloon

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Question 16 of 155

16. Question

1 points

What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

Chronometer

Reflecting telescope

Microscope

Spectacles

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Question 17 of 155

17. Question

1 points

What Galileo invented?

Pendulum clock

Microscope

Barometer

Thermometer

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Question 18 of 155

18. Question

1 points

What J. B. Dunlop invented?

Pneumatic rubber tire

Rubber boot

Automobile wheel rim

Model airplanes

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Question 19 of 155

19. Question

1 points

What George Westinghouse invented?

Railway air brakes

Electric razor

Light bulb

Refrigerator

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Question 20 of 155

20. Question

1 points

What Thomas Davenport invented?

Screw propellor

Chesterfield

Sleeping (railway) car

Electric streetcar

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Question 21 of 155

21. Question

1 points

What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

Gyrocompass

Magnetic compass

Hydroplane

Hydraulic turbine

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Question 22 of 155

22. Question

1 points

Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?

George Washington Carver

Bessie Blount

Elijah McCoy

Benjamin Banneker

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Question 23 of 155

23. Question

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What Frank Whittle invented?

Sonar

Jet propulsion

Radar

Ethyl gasoline

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Question 24 of 155

24. Question

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This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of our early presidents invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Adams

Alexander Hamilton

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Question 25 of 155

25. Question

1 points

What Enrico Fermi invented?

X ray machine

Betatron

Cyclotron

Nuclear reactor

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Question 26 of 155

26. Question

1 points

What Igor Sikorsky invented?

Glider

Helicopter

Helicopter

Hydroplane

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Question 27 of 155

27. Question

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What Karl Benz invented?

Steam turbine

Glider

Streetcar

Gasoline powered automobile

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Question 28 of 155

28. Question

1 points

What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?

Elijah McCoy

Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Ernest Just

Lewis Latimer

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Question 29 of 155

29. Question

1 points

This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he?

John Wayne

Steve McQueen

Harrison Frazier

Paul Newman

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Question 30 of 155

30. Question

1 points

When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?

1944

1890

1920

1901

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Question 31 of 155

31. Question

1 points

Who invented the Seed Drill?

Arlo Guthrie

Jethro Tull

Thomas Hines

Woodie Guthrie

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Question 32 of 155

32. Question

1 points

For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

Radio-Telegraphy

Steam Boating

Computers

Telescopes

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Question 33 of 155

33. Question

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What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?

Radio

Dishwasher

Telegraph

Television

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Question 34 of 155

34. Question

1 points

When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?

1911

1915

1920

1919

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Question 35 of 155

35. Question

1 points

Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Question 36 of 155

36. Question

1 points

This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.

Bessie Blount

Mae Jamison

Beulah Henry

Marjorie Joyner

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Question 37 of 155

37. Question

1 points

Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

Cabbage Carlson

Turnip Townsend

Swede Svenson

Potato Peterson

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Question 38 of 155

38. Question

1 points

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

Simon Hargreaves

James Hargreaves

Thornton Hargreaves

Peter Hargreaves

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Question 39 of 155

39. Question

1 points

When was the game Frisbee invented?

1870s

1890s

1920s

1900s

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Question 40 of 155

40. Question

1 points

For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?

Automatic Telephone Exchanges

Parking Meters

Traffic Lights

Vending Machines

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Question 41 of 155

41. Question

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William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?

Ceramic plate designer

Pie maker

Owner of a pizza parlor

Student at Yale

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Question 42 of 155

42. Question

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For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

Cleopatra

King Louis the XIV

King Charles II

Queen Elizabeth I

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Question 43 of 155

43. Question

1 points

This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'

Philo Farnsworth

John Mauchly

J. Presper Eckert

Charles Babbage

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Question 44 of 155

44. Question

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Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?

Amanda Jones

Marjorie Joyner

Margaret Knight

Mary Kies

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Question 45 of 155

45. Question

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What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

Joshua Rumble

Hiram Walker

Charles Richter

Giuseppe Mercalli

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Question 46 of 155

46. Question

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The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?

James B. Conant

Leslie R. Groves

Vannevar Bush

Robert Oppenheimer

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Question 47 of 155

47. Question

1 points

Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?

Roger Penrose

Albert Einstein

George Gamow

Michael Skube

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Question 48 of 155

48. Question

1 points

When was Monopoly created?

1930s

1920s

1950s

1940s

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Question 49 of 155

49. Question

1 points

What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?

Burglar alarm

Pay telephone

Automatic teller machine

Time-lock safe

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Question 50 of 155

50. Question

1 points

For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?

Notice Board

Calendar

Telephone Book

Notepad

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Question 51 of 155

51. Question

1 points

What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

Hot comb

Eight-track tape deck

Lava lamp

Leisure suit

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Question 52 of 155

52. Question

1 points

What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?

The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence

Sun light on steel posts on road sides

The sun light on the windshield

Car door reflecting mirrors

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Question 53 of 155

53. Question

1 points

Who invented the phonograph?

Jules Levy

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

John Kruesi

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Question 54 of 155

54. Question

1 points

When were blue jeans invented?

1870s

1850s

1900s

1860s

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Question 55 of 155

55. Question

1 points

Where were wigs first invented?

China

Japan

France

Egypt

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Question 56 of 155

56. Question

1 points

When were bar code scanners invented?

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

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Question 57 of 155

57. Question

1 points

What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?

Bikini

Zoot suit

Tank top

Mini-skirt

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Question 58 of 155

58. Question

1 points

In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

The sender

The post office

The receiver of the letter

There was no fee

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Question 59 of 155

59. Question

1 points

When was the first elevator built?

1785

1743

1760

1739

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Question 60 of 155

60. Question

1 points

Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?

Electric Shaver

Electric Fence

Electric Drill

Electric Heater

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Question 61 of 155

61. Question

1 points

Where was the yo-yo invented?

France

England

Philippines

United States

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Question 62 of 155

62. Question

1 points

Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

Motorboat

Golf tee

Hang glider

Water skis

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Question 63 of 155

63. Question

1 points

Who invented the battery?

John Wilkinson

James Hargreaves

Thomas Edison

Alessandro Volta

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Question 64 of 155

64. Question

1 points

When was the first lawn mower invented?

1854

1849

1835

1830

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Question 65 of 155

65. Question

1 points

What invention caused many deaths while testing it?

Race cars

Parachute

Dynamite

Ladders

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Question 66 of 155

66. Question

1 points

When was barb wire patented?

1840

1873

1895

1900

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Question 67 of 155

67. Question

1 points

When was the toothbrush invented?

1765

1770

1790

1742

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Question 68 of 155

68. Question

1 points

What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

Stapler

Copy machine

Liquid Paper

Fax machine

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Question 69 of 155

69. Question

1 points

What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?

Visa

MasterCharge

Diner's Club

Discover

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Question 70 of 155

70. Question

1 points

What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?

VCR

Microwave oven

Calculator

Remote control

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Question 71 of 155

71. Question

1 points

CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

Quaker

Kellogg

Nabisco

Archers

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Question 72 of 155

72. Question

1 points

What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

Tinkertoys

Yo-yo

Raggedy Ann doll

Electric train

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Question 73 of 155

73. Question

1 points

What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

Bottle warmer

Baby monitor

Infant carrier

Disposable diaper

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Question 74 of 155

74. Question

1 points

What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

Ouija board

Ping Pong

Frisbee

Monopoly

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Question 75 of 155

75. Question

1 points

Who invented the BALL POINT PEN?

Bicc Brothers

Biro Brothers

Write Brothers

Waterman Brothers

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Question 76 of 155

76. Question

1 points

What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

Pepsi

7-Up

Hawaiian Punch

Yoo-Hoo

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Question 77 of 155

77. Question

1 points

What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

Swimming pool slide

Ski lift

Miniature golf

Golf cart

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Question 78 of 155

78. Question

1 points

What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?